REINIER BAAS’ SMOOTH JAZZ APOCALYPSE
Afterwards at the cafe: DJ Steyn Knolraper
Ben van Gelder, Maarten Hogenhuis altsax, Reinier Baas gitaar, Sean Fasciani bas, Mark Schilders drums Speciale gasten: Joris Roelofs basklarinet, Harmen Fraanje piano
Guitarist Reinier Baas won the prestigious Edison Jazz Award 2013 and now he’s back with an extended group. ‘The hippest and most exciting jazz band in The Netherlands’ (de Volkskrant).
Guitarist Reinier Baas is back at the Bimhuis with Smooth Jazz Apocalypse, an extended version of his band The More Socially Relevant Jazz Music Ensemble. When this group made its Bimhuis debut in 2011 its band leader was seen as a rising star. Since then he more than deserved being awarded the prestigious Edison Jazz Award.
Reinier Baas is regarded as ‘one of the most striking young jazz musicians in The Netherlands’ (NRC). With Smooth Jazz Apocalypse he mixes elements of modern classical music, indie rock and improvisation. The band members’ influences range from Prokofiev and John Coltrane to J Dilla and Arctic Monkeys, and their compositions from ‘the intricate and sophisticated to the hysterical and downright danceable’, says Reinier.
‘The hippest and most exciting jazz band in The Netherlands. Jazz with its feet firmly planted in the present. Fanatic young guys with a will of their own’ (de Volkskrant).
‘Astonishing music… a hundred times better than we were at that age’ (Benjamin Herman).
The Bimhuis restaurant is open prior to the concert from 6.30 til 8.30PM (reservations via 020-7882158). After the concert, the Bimhuis Café is open (free entrance).